Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The former Senate staffer was seriously injured on Jan. 23 when he lost control of his vehicle on the Interstate 35E bridge near Lilydale.
Former Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb—whose meteoric rise in the GOP ranks once made headlines —now faces criminal charges in connection to a traffic accident in January. Lilydale City Attorney Thomas Lehmann charged Brodkorb with two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree DUI, one misdemeanor count of careless driving and one petty misdemeanor seatbelt violation, according . If convicted on one of the DUI charges, Brodkorb could face a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The seatbelt violation is a petty misdemeanor punishable with a $300 fine. Brodkorb was seriously injured in the accident, which occurred just after 9 p.m. on Jan. 23 along the Interstate 35E bridge near Lilydale. Police say Brodkorb was driving in the northbound …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Two vehicles were badly damaged during Monday morning's commute.
In a "you saw it first" moment, St. Michael Patch has images from an accident this morning on Minnesota Highway 241 near Marksmen Metals in St. Michael. The accident, which involved a minivan and a small pickup, shut down the left lane on eastbound Highway 241 while Minnesota State Patrol officers and local first responders tended to the scene. The initial call was filed around 7:30 a.m. An ambulance was on site. Patch is waiting for a complete report from the Minnesota State Highway Patrol about this incident. Winter Storm Orko caused hundreds of accidents Sunday and Monday around the Twin Cities area. To the north and west, it did worse, completely shutting down Interstate 94 from Alexandria to the North Dakota border, and Highway 10 …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
First-responders shut down the freeway after a single motorcycle lost control on the freeway around 3 p.m. Saturday.
Traffic was brought to a screeching halt Saturday afternoon east of St. Michael after a motorcycle accident on Interstate 94 shut down the eastbound lanes around 3 p.m. Details are still sketchy, but the bike left the right lane of the eastbound roadway after losing control. Life Flight was called in by first responders on scene, which included St. Michael Fire and Rescue and the Minnesota State Patrol. The state patrol closed the freeway for accident reconstruction and re-routed eastbound traffic via a detour through St. Michael and Rogers, with eastbound traffic getting back to the freeway at Highway 101. That backed up cars for more several miles, making Staurday afternoon traffic look more like traffic arriving from lakes country on …
Sunday, July 10, 2011
According to the preliminary report by the Minnesota State Patrol, the car accident, which killed an Albertville man and Buffalo woman, happened just after 1 a.m. Sunday morning
Two people are dead after a man suspected of driving while impaired sped through an interection on County Road 81 in Maple Grove the morning of Sunday, July 10, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Details from the preliminary accident report released by the Minnesota State Patrol are as follows: A vehicle driven by Jeramiah Robert Wall, 34, of Albertville was stopped by a Hennepin County Sheriff’s Deputy on suspicion “of being impaired.” Wall fled the stop and “continued at a high rate of speed on County Road 81." The report stated witnesses said the vehicle driven by Wall entered the intersection of 93rd Avenue North “against the red light” as a second vehicle entered the intersection “when it was struck in drivers door.” The driver …
Karen
8:16 am on Monday, June 25, 2012
I'm also wondering how the man is doing as we stoppped and was trying to help him until the ambulance came. He had a big gash on his head with blood down his face and he said he couldn't feel his leg. He was going in and out of consciousness. I keep looking to see if there are any updates on him, but can't find any at this point. All I know is his name was Jim. more ›